return iwl_power_update_mode(priv, true);
 }
 
-static void iwl_cancel_deferred_work(struct iwl_priv *priv);
-
-void __iwl_down(struct iwl_priv *priv)
+void iwl_down(struct iwl_priv *priv)
 {
        int exit_pending;
 
        IWL_DEBUG_INFO(priv, DRV_NAME " is going down\n");
 
+       lockdep_assert_held(&priv->shrd->mutex);
+
        iwl_scan_cancel_timeout(priv, 200);
 
        /*
        priv->beacon_skb = NULL;
 }
 
-void iwl_down(struct iwl_priv *priv)
-{
-       mutex_lock(&priv->shrd->mutex);
-       __iwl_down(priv);
-       mutex_unlock(&priv->shrd->mutex);
-
-       iwl_cancel_deferred_work(priv);
-}
-
 /*****************************************************************************
  *
  * Workqueue callbacks
        bt_status = priv->bt_status;
        bt_is_sco = priv->bt_is_sco;
 
-       __iwl_down(priv);
+       iwl_down(priv);
 
        priv->bt_full_concurrent = bt_full_concurrent;
        priv->bt_ci_compliance = bt_ci_compliance;
        priv->watchdog.function = iwl_bg_watchdog;
 }
 
-static void iwl_cancel_deferred_work(struct iwl_priv *priv)
+void iwl_cancel_deferred_work(struct iwl_priv *priv)
 {
        if (cfg(priv)->lib->cancel_deferred_work)
                cfg(priv)->lib->cancel_deferred_work(priv);
 
        hdr->data_valid = 1;
 }
 
-void __iwl_down(struct iwl_priv *priv);
 void iwl_down(struct iwl_priv *priv);
+void iwl_cancel_deferred_work(struct iwl_priv *priv);
 void iwlagn_prepare_restart(struct iwl_priv *priv);
 
 /* MAC80211 */
 
 
  error:
        set_bit(STATUS_EXIT_PENDING, &priv->shrd->status);
-       __iwl_down(priv);
+       iwl_down(priv);
        clear_bit(STATUS_EXIT_PENDING, &priv->shrd->status);
 
        IWL_ERR(priv, "Unable to initialize device.\n");
 
        priv->is_open = 0;
 
+       mutex_lock(&priv->shrd->mutex);
        iwl_down(priv);
+       mutex_unlock(&priv->shrd->mutex);
+
+       iwl_cancel_deferred_work(priv);
 
        flush_workqueue(priv->workqueue);